Alappuzha  : Kashi mutt chief Samyamindra Thirtha led the ‘thapta mudra dharana’, a rare ritual of the Vaishnavite sect of Brahmins, at Sri Venkatachalapathy temple, Old Thirumala, here, on Wednesday. The seer has reached the temple as part of a four-day camp organised by the Gowda Saraswath Brahmin community. “Special Vedic hymns were chanted … Continue reading Hundreds take part in rare Vaishnavite ritual at Old Thirumala